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Tisbawn. ''O ur orates are deep and we By Andte Jean.-Erancois are loaded with stuff," said Pablo. llhe Onyx Staff store will offer tapes, OD~s and rare mix tapes, like the old Teny Touch, Juice, and When was the last time you E>J0 lue tapes. The Duo claims whi'le surfed the Internet to purchase music? other stores can onJ:y ga oack several [)id you come aeross the same problem? y,earrs into the hip-hop sce ne , 11hemajor on-line music stores do not dawareh0use will go all the way back to cater to your speeific needs. Yo11can the beginning ofithe hip-hop era. find1~ .11s0 rts of, music from hi,p-hop to ••we want this company to take gospel to eountuy but none speeializes on a life of it~s ow,n~" said ]'ishawn . in any one area, Well~a ll that is about Wihen these two pioneerrs from Nortb to change. Coming in mid-May th__e eastem achieve their short-term goals music scene will be hit in the face with they want ta set their eyes on very real www.dawarehouse,eom, an online mu istic long-teF111goals. src store cate.r;rngto h~p-h.op fans an.d 'Fhese include oecoming a con college students. glomerate in the n1usic industry, sign The pe0ple that are resp0nsibJe ing and ass0ciating w,itb other major art for bFinging this new era of music are ists and recerd ~abelsu.ha vi_ng th.e web U-sbawnOa~le and1Pablo Vera along wiili site 's logo and sl'ogan ""l:'our Urban Mu their staf.f of 19. Among the 19 people, sic Online" plastered on shirts, hats, and is l!)J Mars who has been seen 0n BET's commeFcials. Planet Groove. As the store deve,Jops in the Tisbawn and Pablo ar,e eur month s to come it needs the support of rently junior s at Northeastern. liihey hip-hop fans. In orde11to build their fan eame up w,ith the idea 0£ starting their l?ablo'Vera and Tisha\VD0ay Je@\.VW\.v.dawatehouse.com (Photo Credit:TheodoreMiller) base 'Ji'ishawn and Pablo have put to own web retailis tore, while sitting in the gether an on-line rev.iew team, T.his computer lab in Dodge Hall1• As they team rates and reviews up and corning, sat~they began surfing the net and found as well as mainstream artists. They will many problems with itbe on-line mosie give fi,ve 0rates for, an artist instead of store s. the traditional fi;ve mies. Black SmdentAthle ites at Nlonheastem ~•A lot of the st0res we saw, did These two men and their staff not dedieate theit site to a specific au will not accept anything less than suc dience. 1111.eydid not have the proper cess. "We want to became the firrstmi B~ Jamila Hill mwketing techniques for cempanies and nority online music store," sai.d Tishawn OnyxSta:ff tney ,vere not appealing and inteFaefi;ve and Pablo, In mid1..May. eome out and as bard," said a senior oflminal justice ta the consumer," said Pablo. "We saw support your fellow NU brotl1er s, maJOF.• Stereotypes and perceived realities these problems and thought that we 1'ishawn and Pablo are ltere to make Otherrs tudents believe that some of influence how the black student ath could capitalize on their mistakes,>' said noise and keep 0n rising in the industry. l'etes 0f N0rthea steun Uni:ver,sity are these stereot~pes can appeaF to be true viewed, 1i'he blaek athletes and their in certain instances. peei;s see a little truth in both. ''~ l1ere are a few athletes that can test ace less eo,.~ e •cs0me view me as a little boun0ing take the oveFor get a few more days nigger. l feel they fmd it convenient to to study for a test," said a s0phomore By Linda Betbarte eJeefiiicat enginee.rringm ajoir. "So I fe.el ciall~ those who have children they are Limit the definition ofiw ,ho I am accord Onyx Staifif suppo1ting. "[' ne:edithe money, l have a ing to the black athlete based on the that they get a little more privileges ," he said,. baby and I need to buy diapers and stereotypes out there,•• said Adam Car They work in the food court milk," said Marian Os0cio a pait~time penter, a junior: englisb major, who par ''Sla ck athletes are very proud o:f they 're aceom pl'ishments for gettiqg and most Northeaste11n students see woi;kerlftom the E>ominieanRepublic. ticipates in hraek and field. th.em everyday yet know nothing about Maynard said the lowest wage Carpenter, along with many black on Northeastem 's teams and staying on NoJ1theaster ,n' s teams. Now,eve r, the people behind the easb registers and a pe11son oan earn wor&ing in the food student athletes Who wish to remain sometimes pride and arrogance inter counters. coUFtis stiIJ a dbllar over the minimum nameless, feel that people e~pect them 'Dhe people w:ho work in wage, and parit,.,timeworkers can :work to excel in their spoJifand nothing else. twines. Sometimes they feel like they can do whatever they want~"said Nikole Cros sFaads~ 'iJi"l1eIDeli , Pizz a Hut , op to 30 houFs a week but they do not "There's a stereo~ype that black World's Fairr, Bur-ger King, Manebu Ham son, a soph.omore. See FACELESS, Page 3 people are good when it comes to bas Wok, and T1he ,Oen are Latinos and ketba ll, but tl1ey tl\ink J don't kinow (''iFhey i[athl'etes~don ' t go through what we go through as far as academ Blacks. llhey werk for Ohartwells, the much," said, a junior phar,macy major. company Northeastern hired to manage "Some people help me out in my aca ics. ~hey just do what tney need to do What's Inside... to get by," said a freshman engineering tbe Curry Student A jus Selassie I send Them By Linda Betharte Rastafarian, "Ra.stafari in rny life has Onyx Staff been sueh a moving force, that I \Vas Rastafari before r knc,v it." I-le became JamarhJ Crawford is kno\vn a Rastafarian in 1994, but has been for his l.oud mouth and strong views. speaking ot,t on race sinee the t 980s. l-le has been voieing his opinion on is " 1 a,n angry at the systern and sues of race all over Boston for over r have to do son1ething, so I'm trying 10 years and just two years ago, he to anlass my little fortune so I can make started his own website and company a difJference," said Ora,vtord. called Prophecy Communications. Prophecy Comn1unications/ Crawford is better kno,vn as Divine Design will, he hopes make him UN@(U ndeniable Nubian Outspoken) the money to accomplish his goals. 1Ji'he Prophet. a name his fi-iends gave Prophecy Communi calions assists him 12 years ago which fits trus 28- other companies ,vith their ,~1riting, year-old Boston native perfectly. publishing, and graphic design needs. He is a poet, rap-artist, head Grawfo.r:d h0pes to someday of his own company and says he is <:•on O\vn a television station, p·ubl ishing a mission to save the black n1an." company, and film and theatre cornpany Crawford says, "Do \.\/hatever so that he can counter some of \.\Ih at he you can to in,prove black people. All calls the rneist information tl1e media the options \Ve are offered are towards puts out. things that are clearly negative or just He is currently ,vorking on a in the middle and don't offer change. T ne\v bool(, more of his poetry, called might be a one.. m an business, f can' t "Prophecy E!xemption and Reden1p employ people, but I can produce tion" which he hopes will be published something for the community. I can in the next six or seven 01onths. He is drop a book that is uplifting.'' also coming out with an album of his Four yeai:sa ge be published a rap songs, \Vhieh \.vill be ou~ by ne~t book of his poetry called "Prophecy: year. Jarnarhl Cra\vford Poet Photo Credit:Jarnarhl Craw_ford Reflections on Life and Love from a Crawford says hrs rap is remi Black Perspective,'' the boak sold niscent of the days of Aublic Enemy gard [imitations, Rohan's main goal is "I want to make a woman look raughly 500 copies in Atlanta. and Poo11Ri ghteous Teacbe11s, but with to be able to compete with the top de. sexy no matteli how big orr now small Crawford has made speeches songs that speak against homosexual signe11Sin the industry. she is," he said. on race at colleges in Boston, made ra ity and interracial dating, his album ''I love clothing," he said. However , sexy oomes at a dio and television appearances, Ile has may be a little hardei:-for people to un When Rohan moved from !Ja se~y p!iiee. A simple blaok dress from won oratory competition a\vards and derstand. maica to the United States, he decided the Rohan Thomas line could run up to has been all over Boston reading his "l am going to come out the to pursue his interest in the fashion in $250. '11he prices are attFibuted to the poetry. way I want to and white peaple will just dustry. Because of the laek of b,lack quality of fabric that he uses. Crawford's viev,s on Black is have to deal \vitn it.'' said Crawford. " designers in this field, it is difficult to "Anything f 1put my work into sues s ti:>m fr nm h ie; heliefs as a I'm a modem day warrior." penetrate. He uses his nationality to has to be nice," he said. separate him from the rest. Upon hear Harvard, Boston University, ing that he is native Jamaican, people Boston College, and Suffolk are just are more interested in wha~ he bas to some of the universities \vhere fashion offer. Often times, preconceived no shows are held. You can find his line a~ tions about the Caribbean lead peop,le House of Cu/tur e on Newbury Street to believe that fh.e pattems used will or,i f you're in the New York area oheck have a floral or tropical base. Rohan outArchar ds . describes his clothes as trendy. He pre Rohan attended Ne,vbury Col fers to design clothes that are close lege where he received his Bachelor 's fitting and his style is geared towards a Degcee in fasbio.n design and market club attitude ,vith a pani cular focus on ing. He is currently working on his sex appeal. Although he designs for Master's Degree in fashion at LaSalle both men and women1 his emphasis is and is consider.ing taking up Education on ,vomen 's elothing. and opening a fashion design school. - Rohan Thon,as, Fashion Designer tphoto credit:Roban Thomas) Roadway fuyDay, R11nwayBy Night By Tamika Cameron Onyx Staff shop, designing ca1ne som.ewhat natu rally to him. "I j ust did it one day," said You may have seen Rohan Rohan. H.e designed his first outtit out 1i'homas driving down Forsyth on his of paper for one of his sisterr's dolls. It ,va)' to Emmanuel. During the day, he \Vas then that Rohan realized it ,vas bred \Vorks for Northeastern University as in him. l.tw asn't until he ,..,as 16-years a shuttle driver. However. his main fo old that he started to make clothes for cus is in the fashion design industuy. himself and other people. lnspired by Rohan has been designing Versace because of his ability to disre- clothing since he was young. Born in Jamaica, where he had an in-.house Contin1:1ed Ab 0ve 0 esign By Rohan 1lhomas tPhoto Gredit:Rohan 11homas) The Onyx Informer, Wednesday, April 28, 1999, Page 3 FACELESS, from page I Q,: What is your definition of diYer receive benefits . Gr1lv full sity? • time \Yorkers can get health insurance. A: My defmition ofi"di versity can depend one to tl1ree ,veeks paid vacation, and on the vantage point. To me. it includes Oh:ttistn1as vacation. groups that have been identified by the All of the workers get meal privileges, univeFSitya s not having the eJ1ancesfol! and paid Northeastern holidays. full participation , Black s. Latino s, Many ot· the -..vo~kers, part Asians. Native-An1ericans, ,vomen, dis time and full-tirhe, say they feel com abled per Reverse Discrimination? Affirmative Action, double-edged sword? By lbiere Sedk Onyx Staff By Kerrita McClaughlyn 1·Wn~Gap: Women and minorities receive wages ing" is firmly in place for ,vomen and, Onyx Staff minorities , still excluding them from top Wit.bAffirmative Action be 11 even ,vithin the same occupation. ing the topic 0£ debate an10ng, univei: '' Women accountal1tsand auditors make management ranks 0£ American indus -: A fifirrmativeAction has be try. White male s hold 97 % of senior sity admission boards and presidential only 73.2 % of men. Overall, women come the 90's l'ighten.ing rod for ra management positions in afi,1Fortune 100 candidates, people have now begun to make only 71 cents to a moots dollar; cial debate. One of the key questions industrial and Folltune 500 service indus \Yonderwhat affirmative action is all African-A1nericans,Latinos, and Native raised is whether it pro.moles equal tries. The US Burea,1 of t.abor did not about. Americansmake even less. Asian Ameri represen.tation in higher ed\Jcation or even keep records of women in prof es "AffiFIDativeAction devel cans also earn significantlyless than their is it just reverse discrimination. The ,vhite counterparts. sional and managerial positions before oped as a legal means lo address the perception ofboth faculty and students 1988. continuous under representation of paints a vivid picture. Source: Department of Labor African-Americans. Latinos, Asians, Source: National Committee on Pay Eq "Affirn1at ,ive Action pro Native Americans and women as it re uity, 1993 Federal Glass Ceiling Commis motes diversity because it gave me a ~nemployment rate: As of January 1995 lates to unemployment and other eco sion 1995 chance to get into NU and prove 1ny African-Americans:10.6 % nomic issues:· said Donnie Perkins, Latino meni ll.3 o/o intelligence because my SAT scores Reverse Discrimination suits between Dean and Director of Affirmative Ac White males: 5.5 % would've prevented me from getting 1990 and 1994: tion and Diversity at Northeastern. that ohance," said Tony Strickland, a 1: 3000 discrimination suits ,vere brought While under a tremendous Source: Department of Labor junior MIS/Marketing major. "On the be.forethe US DistrictsCourts with fewer amount of scrutiny, affirmative action than 100 involving reverse discrimina other band, l believe it's a kind of re GJassCeilin2; policies are being dismantled in col tion. Only 6 cases of reverse discrimina verse discrin1ination because it be A 1995 report released by the GJ~ Ceil leges and universities across the na tion were substantiated. littles blacks by saying we could only ing Commission established by Senator tion. White students who feel they get in with quotas," he said. Bob dole confirmed that the '' glass ceil- were denied admittance to universities Source: Department of Labor Many student s and faculty because of their race have made com seemed to share Strickland's views • plaints of discrimination aga· t affir mg. have benefited from the abuses of their with few detractions. ancestors.'' mativ e action policies in recent Rick Johnson, the Chairman "I think to a certain point it Johnson went on to say that months. With affITTTlativeaction poli of the Strategic Planning Committee does promote integration but I think it cies, universities are required to ad of the John D. O' Bryant African affirmative action "is like banging your needs to be regulated because it gets mit a certain amount of under repre American Institute had a more histori head against the wall. They diffused it abused on both sides of the spectrum," sented groups into their school s. cal perspective. He argued that cfflir to the point that it no longer benefits said Ryan Ronco, a senior criminal jus Where does Northeastern Univeraity mative action "was originally the re black people. White women are now tice major. fit into all of this? Do we have an af sult of our blood, sweat, and tears for the groQp that has benefited the most Conway Downing, a senior firmative action policy? The answer a level playing field." Jonnson feels from affirmative action programs,'' he journalism major and Danyl Collings, is yes, according to Dean Perkin s that affirmative action has not pro said. a junior communications majorr both whose Job it is to implement new af moted equal representation but added, Keno Mullings, a senior com agreed that affirmative action is a ne finnative action procedures and draw "I still believe in affirmative action." puter engineer.ing major eehoed eessity. 0 Affirmative aciion does pro.. a more diverse group of a,ppl'icants "t ntellectua[ly it can pro Johnson's skepticism, "Affirmative ac mote equal representation because it onto Northeastern 's rosteF. mote equal oppo:rtunity in education tion allows only for the minimum to provides an opportunity for fcidsfrom Even though people of color if people in power would make an ef get in. It provides ai cap." He said that financially strapped backgrounds to and women are targeted as possible fort to make the playing field level," most schools are satisfied with Just attend universities they woulcl not nor Northeastern students. there bas not :Johnson ar.gued, "but they benefit filling a quota and are not concerned mally be able to attend," said Down- been mueh progress. According to from the field being unleveled. Tuey with making an effort to do more. Northeastern records, the percentage of white freshman that attended NU • • was at 82 percent out of a total class _r1m1na of 2,824 students. For whites, there oor, an playing cards on his front porch. has been a threepercent increase sinee By Linda Betharte "Search and Destroy: African-Ameri ' "Having a criminal record has the 1995 fall enrollment 79 percent. Onyx Staff can Males in the Criminal Justice Sys Asians and blacks are tied at 7 percent, become routine," said Miller. "If you tem," and the founder of The National have a young black man in your family Hispanics at 4 percent and Native At a talk on \V'hy so many Center on Institutions and Altemative..c; who hasn't been in jail, it's a fluke." Americans at O percent. While the in V1Cginia. a center dedicated to keep Black men have criminal records, the He estimated that by the year number of white students increases, former Commissioner of the Massa ing people out of prison, said most the number of students of color has 2000 almost 20 percent of all black chusetts Department of Youth Services, Black men are arre sted for misde men ages 18-36 will be in jail. Miller fallen by at least 1 percent for each meanors. Jerome G. Miller said the criminal jus said the Georgia Parole Department racial or ethnic group since 1995. Miller, a white man from tice system should be blamed for the reported 40 percent of the black males If this is the case, why have disproportionate number of Black men North Minnesota, has worked for the there been so many complaints of dis in Georgia, of any age, can expect to in jail. criminal justice system in several be arrested. crimination by white students when states and has seen many black men "The whole system is blatantly ~he number one reason for they clearly represent the majority? arrested for what he calls the "other racist from top to bottom," said Miller black men being arrested is resisting "Because a black person or a person during a speech he gave at the North offenses": the police arrested a 32- of color got a spot that they were sup arrest without violence, ,vhich means eastern Law School on April 14. He xear-old homeless man for feeding posed to have," said Perkins. "The fo a person could be arrested for asking spoke to a room full of students, who unlicensed garbage to an animal, a man the police officer \vhy he/she is being cus of Northeastern's affirmative ac bad separated themselves by color, was sentenced to a year -in prison for tion policy is to insure equal opportu arrested. A person can be arrested for white students on the right side and stealing two clocks from a rescue site, nity for everyone," said Perkins. "It's violently resisting arre st if he/s he black students on the left. The Black another man spent 60 days in jail for touches a police officer. A police of a process that works to insure fairness Law Students' hosted the talk. stealing lunch meat; p0lice arrested a and to open doors for people of al 1 ficer can arrest someone for assault if Mil.ler author oF the book , 67-year-oJd man for gambling, he was backgrounds." See BLACK:S, Page 6 "We' re trying to insure an accurate representation of society," said Per~ins. "We have been disenfran l?BRCEP'ifIONS,from page I CarpenteFsa id that he fries to shjps and that is a privilege. But along 1 chised. We need a proeess that pro ' break the stereotype that all black ath with such pr,ivileges come expecta vides an avenue for social ~ustiee so tetes are ignorant" by wo11kinge ~tra tions," said MeCaw. that African-An1ericansand people of atllletes db well. They're try,ing to hard in class. He does feel that as an Among th:ese expeetati0ns is color can be treated fairly." This idea prove that they are not dumb," he said. athlete, he receives extra he(p to re prae:jticingfor any given sport for about of fair treatment has white students According to lan McCaw, the main in sch0ol but that he deseFVes it. 20 houFSa week, drug tests, and ~igor feeling like they are being discrimi athletics director for Northea stern .. Athletes ju st have a very ous physical training. nated against. Univer:sity, stereotypes like the one strong support system in this univer But regardless of h.ow hard "As far as reverse discrimi about athletes being dumb are un sity. Our tutoring system is more ef the blaek athlete performs, stereo nation goes, there's no such thing, founded. ficient, our financial aid advisors are types will always have an impact on there is only discrimination ." said ..We have a lot of minority better," Carpenter said. u:we deserve how they are vie\ved. Perkins. "And 1 would be happy to get student athletes \'-lho do well academi that special support to help us be bal "Some (people] wiJIconti nue rid of Affinnative Action if they could cally. Of course as \vith any popula anced," he said. to see nle in the same way, I just have guarantee getting rid of discrimina tion, we have great students, medium ..In many cases, we have ath to hope that they don't hold it against tion." students, and bad students," he said. letes that are on half or full scholar- me," said Carpenter. The Onyx Informer, Wednesday, April 28, 1999, Page 5 ' The Onyx Informer Since 1972 Speaking Out Jamila Hill I Editors 1n Chief Ker;rita McOlaughlyn Mnnaging Editor Eric Esteves Brick By Brick Business Manager Jamila Hill Photo Editor Christine Dela Cueva Publie Relations Ke1TitaM cGlaughl:yn Racism in Amecica is a li·ving organism. lt is a breathing be lief that race, as a social construct, is the primary determinant of hu~ The Onyx Informer is published once a month except during the months of De cember and ~une. Opinions expressed in "Speaking Out" are not necessarily those man traits and capacities. Racisn1 is nourished by the view that racial ofl1he Onyx lnfann.er. diffeFences produce an inherent s~periority of a particular race. As long as racis1n is alive and breathing there will be a need for affirma- We ,vould like to thank Kami-LeighAgard and Linda Bethartefor the ,von tive action, which is an active effort to improve the employment or derful job they have done in the pasl year as Co-editors of the Onyx. We educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women. hope to continl1e in that great tradition and we hope you enjoy our frrst Many colleges and universi~es practice some form of affirma issue as the new Co-editors. Tl1is issue is a product of our blood, sweat tive action based on ethnicity or race in their admissions process. This and tears. Our hard drive crashed pennanently just before we began lay is necessary to promote educational 'diversity ' and a multiplicity of out. We had t0 lDuya new 00m,puter, wait for it to be delivered, redo alI our ideas, views, and exJi>eriencesin the olassFoom. People fr0m different vlork and still manage to get to print on deadline. Like we said, blood, races and ethnicity's are reasonably presu.med to bring different expe sweat and tears! This issue is our last "official" issue for the quarter. Our riences to the classroom. Thus they are expected to have developed next issue in May, will be dedicated to sh0wcasing the p0etry 0f students 1 dif,ferentJi)eFspeotives and viewpoints. But is it liealJyfair? Are whites and fa0ulty. It will be out the week ofMay 27ll • If there are any budding or and males really being justly denied the same opportunities as others? professional poets on campus, who would like to have their work pub Reverse discrimination is a laughable concept. lished, please submit poems to the Onyx. Poems must be submitted by Ward ConneFly, a conserv:ative for lack of a better word May 2011ito the 0n¥X Informer, 430 Cl.lffYStudent Center, 373-2250. Sub missions must be one page, single-spaeed typed. We reserve the right to black businessman, has recently attempted to disable the body of Af edit all submissions for grammar, spelling and length. Please enclose a firmative Action with colorblind doctrines. People are screaming number where you may be rea©hed. We hope that y,ou continue to support 'i:everse dis0rimination' others are proposing anti-affirmative action the Onyx through readership, advertising(we need to pay those bills) writ plans. All in the name of 'justice' ancl 'e quality.' Dismantling affir ing or however else you can. It's a lot of work but it is a labor of love. We mative action will have extreme repercussions. Minorities and women believe that this is one of our tinest issues (we have the bags under our will be shut out. America is not ready to be colorblind or ' un-affrrma ey·es to prove it) and we hope that you think so too. We would like to tively actioned.' thank all the membersof our staff and we would like to give a special shout Perhaps affirmative action programs need to be revised, by no out to MauriceArcher , our own track by track eolumnist. (Mad magazines means should it be forced to die. are trying to steal him, but its Onyx for,life!) Please keep suppoFting! Octavia Ramsey, freshman, psychology major Much love, Jamila Hill and KeroitaMoClaughlyn Black Indifference New that you've read the page one story on the student center workers, we can tell you what reallywent on- the story Ohartwells doesn't want you to know.We wanted to do a story on the lives of the people who StolilllyMonday is a series of lectures given by the African work in the student center food court but after almost two weeks of get American Studies Department during Monday's activitiesperiod . How ting the run-aroundfrom the e0mpany hired to manage these w0FkeFs, we manr of us aetually attend these lectures? I know some of you would knew our story would be nothing short of a fluff piece. We wanted to like t0 attend these lectures, but it would out int0 y0ur free time. And show the human side to the workers that provide services for us. They why would you want to spend time in a seemingly dull lecture when are all around, eut we don't seem to notice them, we tum th.eminto Face you could be outside hanging with your friends. less People. The On3/Xwanted to do a celebration of these workers and These tectures are key to us as Blacks but unfertunately the their lives. We wanted to give a face to the faceless. Chartwel)s, the majority of the classroom was not filled and the audience consisted employer of these workers, gave us the run-aroundfor almost two weeks rnor:eof whites than blacks. That is not to say that having whites or in an attempt to kill any story done on their c0mpany. They appaFently people of other ethnicities in our classes is wrong; however, having were wary of the media, since the excellent expose done last year by the them take more 0f an interest in our heritage than we do is wrong. Northeastern News on the cancellation of combo meals at Burger King My article was intended to inform the public of how excel and the undue harm that it cost students financiall~. We had no intention lent the le0ture 0n Duke EJlirigt0n was but how can I when T felt of even inquiring about the food, we assumed th0se problems had been disgusted. I understand that most of you are busy and trying to avoid fixed and we had no interest in that story. When we started our story \Ve the ''NU ShMffle"but what about those who just sit in the Curry Cen were told we couldn't speak with anyone until we got clearance from teF(and you know :whoyou are). Why waste time doing n0thing. Mike Vigna, who is in charge of Puolie Relations f0r Chartwells. That Northeastern right now is slowly doing away with its Arts was fine with us, as journalists we know that this is sta.ndard procedure and Sciences program. I'm sure you know what that leads to. Yes, with most companies. The problem with Chartwe1ls' standard procedure was that they never got back t0 us. We ealled them 11times in o.ne week so0ner OF lateF they will start doing away with programs like AfFi and never got a call back. We went to their office and the person we had ean-American Studies. to speak to "conveniently" wasn't there. When we called Vigna on his Don't wait until they stop funding things we need, Start get cellular ph.one, he hung up on us. We called back. He t0ld us he had ting involved and taking advantage not to just support the school but someone on the other line and that's why he hung up. He told us to call to gain knowledge of your past. his boss. It wasn't until I p.m. on Friday the 23ro(we had stopped by the Kafui Tesakt~, rniddl er, biolog)1 ,najor office at 9 a.m.) that they told us we could do the story. Managementtold us that everything was wonderfula nd sent three em,ployees who also told us everythingwas wonderful.What wereth ey hiding? Well,Ste ve Maynard ' told me 75% of the employees are full~time workers while one of the I Make Your Voice Heard cashieFStold me it was a 50/50 split betweenpart~time and full,..tin:tework Send Letters to The Editors ers. Only full-timeworkers get the company benefits. This is something I The Onyx Informer we are seeing a lot of, at Northeastern and all over the United States. I Instead of.hiPin g full~time w0rkers c0mpanies hire part-time w0rkers and 360 Huntington Ave cut their costs. They don't have to pay the paut-timeworker s as muc.11 money and they don't have to give them benefits. lt,s th.e benefits that 430 Curry Student Cenetr these wo,k:ers need so that they can have a health plan and their kids can I Boston, Ma 02115 go to the doctor when they get sick. I I ' Call 373-2250 • Send Letters and opinion Pieces The Editors • The Onyx Info~111er,Wednesday, April 28, 1.999,, Page 6 • ,...... ·-bassadors: Journey to the Motherland After visiting the Ghana Em- What's bassy and the Cameroon Ernbassy. "'here they 1netCan1e roon ·c:; I-lead Rep resentative, the students separated into Happening different groups. Students representing differ ent coun tries with si1nilar confli cts Wednesday. April 28 came together to discuss their propos The John D. o·aryan t African als. 1lhey talked about a ra·nge of is American Institute sues: etl1.1cation, ,vo1ne11's rights, inhu Unity Ensemble Choir Concert mane acts, armed rebels, etc. 7:00 p.m., Curuy Student Center Any proposal passed by the Ballroon,~ 373-3 143 entire delegation is presented to the actual OAU, ,vhich chooses from the Left to Right: Belinda Nti, Luisa Melo, Or. K\van1ina .Panf?rd, Cameroon 1'l1ursday, ApFil 29 proposals, a fe,v that ,viii actually be Ambassador, Melissa Jones, Trish Zillox (Photo Cred1t:Lu1sa M~lo) . Unity Day on the Commons implemented tbjs year. a sophomore and Afr1can-Ame r1can 11: 45 a.m.-1: 15 p.m., Centennial By Amber James Studies major; Belinda Nti, a political This is the tenth time North Commons, 373-3 143 eastern bas participated in the Model Onyx Staff science/economics Lnajor: and Luisa OAU meetings. Melo, a junior and behav,ioral science Sunday, May 2 This year five Northeastern •~Tl1e goo d thing about the major, \Vho acted as Head Delegate and Unity and Awards Banquet students exper.ienced what it's like to ,vho1e expeiienoe is that it gave 1ne an Council of Ministers. 2:00 p.m., Gurry Student Center, be a delegate fo11an A&ican country. idea o:fiw hat the future of diplomacy . . ' Nort heastern represented 3:73-3143 AL Ho,vard tJruvers1ty s an- h.oldsfoF Africa and its people. It made Cameroon at the meeting. Each North~ n,1al Model Organization of A ftiiean me proud," said Kojo Sando . eastern Delegate received a di fferenl Monday, May 3 Unity meetings, students participated The OA U ,vas founded in conflict dealing ,vith Ca1ueroon, him/ Mini Bazaar-International Week in conflict and resolution acti,•ities and 1963 to unite Africa politically . so her had to come up ,vith a resolution for lnternational Student Forum visi ted two African embas s ies in cially and economically: they discuss his/hers conflict and present it to a com- 11:45 a.m.-1: 15 p.m., Krentzman \\'ashington DC, in an effort to see and ·try to resolve n,any of the issues 11,ittee of students from other schools Quad, 373-3882 ,. hat it is like to be part of the real OAU. concerning Africa and its people. 'ifhe About 200 students from dit: also representing different African ideas of the OAU are based on the be Tuesday, l\llay 4 ferent ethnic groups atte nded the countr ies. liefs and conoems of Marcus Garvey, Speaker-1Jnternational Week Model OAU meetings. The delegates Melo, 0a1ne up ,vith her O\Vn l-iaile Selassie, and Kwame Nkrumah. lntemational Student Forum from Northeastern were Kojo Sando , resolutions to deal with tl1ecrisis in the The Mod el OAU ha s been 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., McLeod a middler and political science 1najor; Democratic Republic of Congo. holding annual meetings for 20 years. Suites, 373-3882 Trish Zillox, a n1iddler and anthropol " I loved the Spii;it of the OA:U ogy/soc io.logy major ; Melissa Jones, the n1ost" said Melo. Wednesday, May 5 BLACKS. from page 4 ,vorse when it comes to a black man get He said crimes should only World Cuisine-lnternational Week ting probation. be reported on the basis of convic International Student Forum that officer perceives a threat to him/ "Whenever things could go ei tions, which means getting arrested 6:30p.m. -8:30 p.m., 450 Dodge herse lf. ther way, chances are the African ,vould not give a person a crim inal Ha ll, 3 73-3 882 Once arrested Miller said, the American goes the harsher way," said record. system is even more biased against Miller. He said sometimes racial bias Miller also said prosecutors Friday, May 7 Black and poor people. If a person is comes into play when there is a 50 per should not be allow.ed to run for of IFito Puente-Latin Jazz Ensemble arrested on a misdemeanor and he/she cent ehance that the probation officer fice.He said prosecut ors' new phi~ 7:310 p,m., Blackinan Auditor:ium:, doesn't have the money to post their could recommend piooation or Jai l losophy is ' you do the er.ime you do 373 -2247 own bail, the state will tell that person time, if the per:son is black the proba the time.' 'They don't want to hear the to plead guilty to the crime; that per tion officer is more likely to recom viotim~s life story because they are Cultural Night-International Week son can get out of jail on time-served mend ja il time. afraid the jury ,vill respond. 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., West Addition and not have to pay bail. Miller said the \vay to tum the "White people think getting International Student Forum "As you go down the line of class and numbers around for young black men hard on crime means getting hard on Curoy Student Center, 373-3882 marginalized racial groups , criminal is to get politics out of the criminal ju s inner city black people, "said Miller records beco me the majority ," said tice system, and to get the criminal jus "the black community, specifically the Job Search for International Miller . tice system out of people's everyday young black community has been ste- Students Miller said the racism is even lives. reotyped as a "predatory generat1.on. " Career Serivices 5:00 p.m.-i7i00 p.m., location TBA , Tensions Rise Between Minorities and Cop·s 3173-24'.30o r 373o-2432IT Y from a police offi ce11af ter a brief Monday, May 10 ers thls past February. Blacks see this By Ibiere Seek chase. He died of a single gunshot SpringFest '99 as more than a coincidence and are in Onyx Staff wound to the left shoulder. The details Council for University Programs furiated \.Vith statements from authori of the shooting are unclear, but police Times and locations vary, 373-4336 ties that Salmon and Diallo were shot As police violence increases in state that Aquan Salmon was in posses because the police felt their lives \Vere predominantly black and Latino neigh sion of a handgun. T\vo gun shaped Thursday, May 13 in danger. "irhey [the police,]h ad guns, borhoods1 the voices of angry commu cigarette lighters were found near the Wei t·ness@noon-Sports the people they shot didn't. l doubt his nity members are getting louder,and the scene, but no gun \Vas found. l'nvesti Medicine:Preventing Injuries and life was in danger," said Rerkins. racial tension between black communi~ gators have yet to find evidence of gun Developing an Exer0ise Plan "iln each and every instance, ties and the police department is rising. fire before Allan shot A:quan Salmon. Wellness Resouroe Center the African-America n, th.e entire eom The issue of police violence is Allan stated that be heard a single shot 12:00 p.m.- 1: O(i)p,m., 3;22H ayden munity, should be alarmed and outraged not restricted to urban commun ities. before he fired. Hall, 3:?3~3173 OF 373~2515 TTY when someone is killed under these Northeaste rn University's faculty and "the kilUng ofblacks by police Saturday, May 15 • circumstances," said Perkins. "O ur 1 staff have begun to speak out against hits close to home for a nun1ber of 9 h Annual Latino/a Senior Banquet constitutional rights are being threat police brutality. The recent death of black students and staff. Many feel they 6:00p.m. West Addition, Curry ened and a wedge has been placed be Aquan Salmon, a 14-year-old boy ,vho can relate in some way to the victim's Student Center tween the police and the community." was shot and killed April 15 by Robert families. LASO, Max Cra,vford, 373-4822 Rece nt police violence has Allen, a Hartford police officer, has "We feel threate ned," said created a great deal of distanee be sparked a lot of e,motions on Nor theasterm's Dean of Affirmative Monday, May 17,18, & 19 tween blacks and police. •~It's unljkely Northeastem's campus. Action and l.)jversity, Donnie Perkins. Caimen Miranda Rihn Festival that we' ll be able to put any o·f tlus be " I think it?s an utter shame that "Tha~cou ld'v e been my daughter or son 6:30p.m., Raytheon Amphltheater, hind us," said Rohan Mc€irego .li, a a police officer ean shoot a man in the shot dead. Police are there to protect Egan Centeri freshman mechanical engineering stu back and not be punished for it," said us and our property. We should be sup fAli..A,Portugue se Speaking Club dent. "It's going to taRe a little bit more Charissa David, a freshman accounting portive of them if they' re doing their, mpe. Tesha Tinsley, Huskies' Finest By SalimThornton1 so landed her at num ber eight on Northeastenn 's all-time season scor Onyx Staff ing list. to fact, in a game on Decem There is a young \Voman on ber 7. I 996 she dumped 34 points on campus wh0 stands about 5 1 6 and has the heads of the To,vson Lady Tigers. the skills to not only succeed on the Aln1ost t,vo weeks before that she basl By ~hil Kasie€ki ever, setting a school record with 22 pornts a night, led the team in assists East Tournament, scoring 41 points and Onyx Staff \Vias en route to winning the Amer:ica with 4.8 per game and steals with 2.5 hauling down 35 rebounds in the three East conference champion ship and per game. Her 63 7 points are a new games. This included a career- high earning their first NCAA T'oumament single-season record, as are her 14'3 19 points in the quarterfmal to go with Tne 199?-98 Norvheaste(1n bid. qiihe team also featured the mast assists. She also scored efficiently; 13 rebounds. ,vomen's basketball team played as \Veil potent duo in team history, as seniors shooting 52. 7 percent from the field Almengot a starteI for most as any America East team as the post Tesha Tinsley and Betsy Palecek both and making 38.9 percent of her three ef her college career, showed how well season neared. if'hey wen nine of their, scored I OOO!hcaree r point this season. point shots. rounded she is by doing many things final 11 games in the regular season. For both, it was a great ,vay to finish a The season also saw the emer as well. She \Vasfourth in scoring, sec and made it l Oof 12 with a quarterfinal career that began with the struggling gence of impe'litants upportera, sopho ond in assists and steals, and fowrth in win. When they were subsequently 4-23 \Vin record back in ~ 996-1997. more center Lani Lawrence and junior rebounding. She also made her mark knocked out in the semifmals, the hope Tinsley starred as expected. Wanda Almengot. at the defensive end. was that the \VOmen would caFcyo ver, 11he t\VO-timefi .rst tean1 all-Amei;iea La\vrence, one of the n1ost Together, they helped make the momentum form the Streng fmish East player and conference tournament athletic centers in the conference. led this season the best ever for the into the following season. Most Outsta ndin g Playe r set t,vo tne team in rebounding. became an im \vomen 's basketball program, and have 11he 1998-99 season suggests sch.ool records this past season, fur portant scoring option inside and was hopefully paved the way for more win that they did just that. The \Vomen 's ther familiari zing herself \Vith the a key defensive player with 45 blocked ning teams in the future. basketbal I team had their best season school record books. She scared 2 J.2 shots. She stepped up in tbe America Ready for Another Run at the Top By Phil Kasieoki Onyx Staff ,/jd(,l 116 t,, '-tc9 - 9'14'"'4/,~ on the team and is being counted on to L4t~• S (JW>U . The most con sjsten t of set the table for players in the meat of Northeastern 's athletic squad over the the order. last few years is arguably its baseball 1lhe meat of ~he order in team. Their recent years include l\VO cludes Kim, who has started all but one trips to the NCAA Tournament and trips game since arriving on campus. He is to the finals of the America East Con 4 hjts shy ef becoming Northeastern 's ~a:tiHt,/~Se.«LM ~~ ference teurnament. all-time hit leader and is a career .3 16 S•f.tt-JWt?lfAr I Sd @ 6 ·00 1,, rk 'llk.•t~ A ,<"'°6,, o/ 11his season, the Huskies will hitter. One of the most ,vell disci 1k (JM,,1./S~t &,,rr. battle for a bid lo the NCAA Tournament plined hitters in A1nerica-East; he led ?~...-=••M•-""-- 7.., -:;~ - ◄ .. @, 19· IGD' • , . _, again. A solid pitching unit and balanced the l·Juskies in hitting as a freshman ... hitling \Viii lead them. 11he offensive and has been a se lid contribut or ~ -- attack. hurt in part by the early depar tliroughout his career. lure of star €ar,los Pena to the Texas \Mbileboth have been inlp0r changed sinc-e rhe sixties. We' re tar Rangers, \ViII be keyed by senior cap tant players since their first da)'S on gets and it's al\vays been that ,vay." tains Jason Le,vis and Kevin Kin1. In ~he dian1ond, neither has received a slap on the \Vrist, we feel like ,ve' ve So ,vhy are blacks targeted, addition, they double as key defensive much i:ecegnition. They have been been slapped in the face." many ask? ··Because \Ve are olear,ly players, ,vith Le,vis leading the outfield overshado,ved by players such as Pena For the older generation of identifiable. We can't melt into Lhe corps in center fte1d and Kin1 leading and are usually quiet in ho,v they go blacks, police violence is nothing new. population ," sa id Donnie Perkins. the infielders at shortstop. about their business. As seniors, they During the Civil Rights Movement of McGregor and many others seem to The speedy tewi s is a two ,viii be counted on to be more vocal, the l 960's, police violence against un\,. agree. "There's no way around it," said sport athJet.e, having played defensive as 1.vell as for their clutch play. aro1ed civilians ,vas very oom.mo.n. Avnil ~elix, a freshn,an management back for the football team. A starter If tl1e first half of the season ''Ct's pretty sad," said Dean Bila Rob and infom,ation systen1s major. "Be since l1is freshman year. he is having a is any indieatol', it looks liRe Lewis, erts of Northeastern 's Mino11ityS tu ing black is like a federa.1of fense and breakout year at the plate with a team K.ima nd the rest of the li.Us~ies ( 15-9 dent Affairs Office. "'I'ihe lack of dis if you' re black you' re seen as a threat. leadin g. 3 84 in the team's first 24 in their first 24 games) are ready to cipline being administered to tJ1ese of And because of this, \Ve are being games. H.ei s the best st0len base threat push for the NCAA 'ifeumament. fiieers is really sad. Not much has threatened each day of ou11li ves." The Onp Informer,Wednesday, April 28, 1999, Page 8 • • 'fiack 3-A' ight 1 can catch up wit space now cause·thi s is Putfy's joint. I would bump to it in a party. Nah:. I'm j ust pl'ayin' yo. Nas repre.sents on all the tracks, even When the beat a'int alJ that. ,~«Pufl'Com'b Syndrome"-Common~ 'hack 4-A',ight, Puff got one of his boys to do this ene. It's cool though because puff's boy is WashiemMyriek from bis own "Fopofi'New Yoik production. Nashiem laces Nas wit a hot • Track 10-"·Dr.Knoekboot" is teying ta show the lady~getter side ofNas. The beat is hot:though. He's giving lessons t0 y'a ll eats that don't really got G 0ut there. JDefinitelyon of the dope joints. Trackmasters made another "everybody is ganna like this" traek.(Same dopeness oF"Shootouts" but totally different idea.) Crazy phat. Toack 11-'L.,E.S. sounds just like Swizz Beatz for IDMX's guest appearance. It Speo~er 6ll1 232/1380 sounds like a typie~d Swizz Beat. They both 11hymed do:pethough. "Life is Wibat You Make It'' for these two entertainers. The beat matches up with theiJ:vo iees well. Track 12-..Bi g Things" is Nas doing what a l0t 0f other eats have done before. ~ ike the frrst track on 0j sc 2 of Biggie's 2nd album. That's eool onee again be eause the l~ics are f10win' nice and he is dedicated to .Biggie. A lot 0£ different drums are uS'ed by Al West. He's a' ight too. A'ighf, finally Premo's next j0int. Track [3-Themarriag e behve~n Nas and Premo should never end. Prem0 al:Ways 1 takes him t0 the ",ba0k-in-the-pattks' days. ''Nas is Like" did a lot for hip hop. It brought everybody's faith back in Nas. [ shouldn't have to describe lhe beat. ltf you haven'rt heard tbis, you gena stop listening to hip hop and pick up a new l1ol>by. • Track 14-0o the smootlmess, "K-J-S-S~I-N-G" stole R Kelly's hot joint but once again, it's a' ight eause it's Nas~ and he laces the women's mentals. The females will lave this one. Me too th.ough.(y 'a ll a •int the onJy sm00th sex!) 'Erack15-"fhepe rsonifieation in "Mene:y is My B*#chi" is reminiseent of.''l Gave 754 Hun.ti,ngton Avenue Yeo Pawer". The steel drum is also rem.inisoent of ( 'Frack16- AIIyo u can do is listen to the beautiful stary told in •"Undying b ove". He catehes his wife boning some otherreat. «son1ething &Wingin on the eeiling Hours: Tuesday - Fvi. 8 a.m. - 6 f>.m. fan, swingin slower and slower." This is the best joint L.E.S. did on this album, Wed. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Me ended the album perfeetly. Sat. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Yo, everybody gotta have this by now. If not, it gets a $ I 3. 99 ( out of $14.99; y'a ll should know that by now~ because that's ' • • • •